Wichita eagle., 1887-08-20
BASE BALL.

The Wichitas are having continuation OF
their hard luck The club has not got down
to steady work yet, as all of the players are
new to each other, but that is no reason why
the people of Wichita should exhibit any
lack of confidence in the future Of the club
The personnel Of the new club is better by
far than was that of the old club, but they
have not as yet had practice enough to-
gether. There are among them several play
ers of national repute and it is certain that
the club will make creditable record for
Wichita.
The fact that the three games this week
were won by Emporia should be no occasion
for our people to withhold their patronage
from the games to be played here on the
2lst, 22nd. 23rd and oath with Emporia, for
they must remember that all clubs have
streaks of bad luck. In fact at the begin
ming OF the year Wichita went to Emporia
and won three straight games and then EN-
poria came down here and Wichita
won three more straight games. Wellington
lost her first three games straight to
Arkansas City The clubs of the eastern
leagues have the same experience. During
the early part Of the season Chicago COM
menced dropping and dropping until she
was away down next to last and every bla-
tant newspaper in Chicago howled itself dig
zy in mad endeavor to induce President
Spalding to take Captain Anson's scalp, and
the public joined in the howl. But as Mr..
Spalding knew his business and the howlers
did not, Captain Arson was retained as
captain and manager and when the Chica-
goes began to come to the front in the race,
these same yelpers were compelled to crawl
into their holes and today the very same pa
pers and every Chicagoan cannot be too Law
ished in praise for Captain Arson, the
greatest base ball manager in the country"
sold Kelly to Boston, but now they see he
was not wrong, as he did weaken the club.
So it is possible that base ball team may
have bad luck which can grow worse and
even then change until the club gains its
proper level.
There is just this much certain. If Wich-
tia ever expects to have decent team in
the ives tt IN league their own PEOPLE here
must at least not jump on them, but must
encourage them by attending the games. II
the citizens expect the club to last the season
through and retain position in tbs western
league rext year, they must give the team
proper encouragement the balance of this
season or there will be no team here at all
next season, as there will not be another
state league, the western league being our
only chance to get into circuit.
1t is to be hoped that the games will be well
attended here as there have been no games
here for nearly five " eeks and the street car
service is very much improved since the
club played here last, cars will leave Main
and Douglas every ten minutes The Wich-
ita's have among them ONE of the very best
talent in the country and if they will two or
three games out of the four
here with Emporia as they will in additin to
other things be on their own grounds. Let
the citizens turn out and encourage the boys
to play good ball, and if it is apparent they
cannot play ball, no one will be more glad to
improve the nine than Manager Griffin, who
is better manager and has seen more of
base ball business than all of the people who
rant about the club.
Wichita is bound to have good club but
it will not be worth while to get one unless
the management gets encouragement from
the public. PAID UP STOCKHOLDERS.